I injured my left wrist. What can I do to keep my muscles and size while I recuperate for a couple of weeks?
Lots of people who workout in the gym get problems with their wrists. I get the odd trouble myself sometimes. I do a lot a massages as a physiotherapist and usually spend some time a day training. Wrists don't always tend to like that kind of strain. Most times it is exercises that press the hand in dorsal flexion (backward), that causes compression on the joints and little bones in the wrist. Doing this just now and again is generally ok. But if you keep increasing the weight/ pressure and doing this day after day, you end up with inflammations and sometimes compressions of the joint, which will than not allow full range of motion and hurt even quicker.A good physical therapist/ chiropractor or other manipulative therapist should be able to diagnose the problem and decompress the joint(s). Also this person can work on the inflammation. In the mean time, try putting some ice on your wrist about three to five times a day for 10 minutes.Furthermore, it would be wise to always do extensive warm-up and streching exercises for your hands and wrists, before taking pressure on them. Don't just hold the streches a few seconds, but as long as it takes to feel the tension of the strech ease off. Strech both flexion directions. Dorsal flexion with the fingers well out-streched, but palmar flexion with the hand in a fist. Do both with the elbow in flexion and in extension possitions.And off course, you don't have to give up training all together. There are lots of things you can do. Most exercises with the hand in a straight possition are ok. So, exercises like chin-ups and other back exercises I assume will be fine. Perhaps you can do push-ups on your fists or on push-up stands, rather than on flat hands.And off course all other muscle groups that don't involve putting strain on your wrist are ok as well.Be aware that these type of over-strainning injuries (assuming that's what you've got), often can take a long time to heal. You might be busy with it for a few months.Anyway, hope this helps you somewhat. Get in contact with me privately if you'd like me to study it more precisely. Please upvote if you think this answer was useful to you. Thanks.
A day or two after doing push ups, my muscles hurt. Should I do the push ups while the muscles are hurting, or wait till the pain ceases?
In any learning process, starting points are the hardest, if you contiously doing it ending points are the happiest.pic : normal push ups.Don’t try to do more pushups at once or in a single day, it may reduce your interest because of muscle aches.Decrease the count and do it more times in a day, keep your count increasing day by dayFor example,You can do 5 push ups at a time, that's it enough!do it in every leisure time you had.Suppose you had 3 leisure hours in a day , you could do 15 push ups all over that day.Next day, add one more push up in every leisure time and your day count is 18.Go on doing this,increase your count day by day.If you habituate this process,trust me your muscles craves for push ups and you will get ripped soon.Add a good protein diet to this, it helps your muscle size increasing.*Note: Don’t quit in between , If you did , you have wasted all the effort you made.Thanks for your time.
How can one work out chest muscles with an injured shoulder?
Yea, a messed up shoulder plays hell with any chest workout. When I finally got my shoulder better I started doing a lot of pushups and more back (pulling) exercises. This seemed to help a lot. There is something about pushups that seem to add a degree of stability to the shoulder and work the chest. When you get right, try incorporating pushups as a dynamic warm up for the bench. Get your shoulder right BEFORE you go working on your chest.
Is it bad to massage your muscles while stretching?
Massaging them is fine; try to go in the direction of the muscle fibers, rather than across them. However... If your stretching is painful, you are overstretching. You should push to the point where you feel a good stretch, then stop. Hold the stretch. After a few seconds, you'll feel the muscle release bit by bit, and you'll be able to go further into the stretch comfortably. If you're pushing to the point of pain, you are injuring the muscle, and that will result in decreased flexibility over time. You can also try a technique called CRAC stretching. (A horrible acronym that stands for contract-relax-agonist-contract) - Go into your normal stretch. Once you've attained a good stretch, contract the muscle that you're stretching. Hold for 7-15 seconds, then release. - Hold the passive stretch for a few more seconds. - Next, contract the muscle that does the opposite of the muscle you're stretching. For example, if you're stretching the quads, contract the hamstrings. Hold 7-15 seconds, then relax. - Continue your stretch for several more seconds. You should see an increase in ROM after each step. Good luck.
Is pulling a muscle good or bad?
My friends at school say that when you pull a muscle, that part of the muscle will grow bigger... Is this true? If not, how can I prevent this from happening or atleast reduce the timing from actually pulling a muscle. Also. If it's bad, what should I do so my muscles can grow bigger? Just keep liftin until my arms get sore?
If punching and hitting can exert your muscles why don't you never pull a muscle by just punching and hitting?
Anyone who’s ever done any sort of martial arts training knows very well that you can suffer all manner of pulls, strains and other injuries.If you are just training on a heavy bag, then most of your blows are never fully-extended, and it’s that over-extension that’ likely to cause injury.Bag workouts are very good training, but they are not fighting….
Sore muscles from volleyball camp...?
What I did after tough camps is (after cooling down) take a nice long, hot bath: it relaxes the muscles. Get a good amount of rest, because this is the time when your body heals. Eat protien, it builds muscle. Don't skip camp: you're missing valuable practice time! If those muscles are still really sore the next day: Stretch, stretch, stretch! Try massagine the muscle, especially if when you try to massage it, it feels like a knot or really hurts. Even though it hurts, you'll be glad later when the muscle pain stops. :) Eat protien for breakfast and lunch. Drink Gatorade! It replenishes, rehydrates, refuels! xD Your body can stop worrying about your dehydration and start worrying about your aches and pains! Basically, when your body works really hard, the muscles tear and then rebuild. They need time to repair, there is no quick fix. The best advice I can offer is to go to bed early and get a good REM sleep (Rapid eye movement (aka dreams)) . Make sure you're pumped up for the next day and try your hardest, even though you're sore! -Hope this helps!